Mr Adityanath expressed the hope that this train from the birth place of Lord Ram to Rameshwaram will act as a religious bridge between north and south India, a state government spokesman said.

He observed that the move by the Union government will also give boost to religious tourism in north and south India. While, on the one hand, this train will aid South Indian pilgrims visiting places like Ayodhya, Kashi and Allahabad, on the other hand, lakhs of people from Uttar Pradesh will get the facility of visiting Ramnathswami temple, Ram Setu and the Jyotirlinga in Rameshwaram, he said.